Deon Eugene Lotter (born 10 November 1957) is a former

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player.

Playing career

Lotter first started playing rugby in his final year at school. After school and his national service, he enrolled at the Stellenbosch University for a degree in engineering. He made his debut for Western Province against Boland in a friendly match in 1981, replacing an injured Morne du Plessis. During his years with Western Province, he competed with players such as Theuns Stofberg,

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and Gert Smal for a place in the first team. After obtaining his degree he spent two year at Griqualand West, after which he returned to Western Province. In 1989 Lotter moved to the Transvaal. He was part of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in

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. Lotter made his test debut for South Africa during the 1993 French tour of South Africa, in second test on 3 July 1993 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. In 1993 Lotter toured with the Springboks to

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, playing in two of the three tests. Lotter played in three tests matches and four tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.

Test history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lotter, Deon 1957 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Western Province (rugby union) players Griquas (rugby union) players Golden Lions players Sportspeople from Stellenbosch Rugby union players from the Western Cape Rugby union locks

Playing career

Test history

See also

References